Last Updated on 2 December 2023
The following list is the Official Definitive List of the 200 best or favorite cocktails. I averaged 37 different ranked lists of “best cocktails of all time” or “most popular cocktails in the world” to get this definitive compilation. See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including the full spreadsheet and links to all 37 lists that were averaged.
- Old Fashioned
- Margarita
- Negroni
- Manhattan
- Martini (Regular or Dry)
- Mojito
- Moscow Mule
- Daiquiri
- Whiskey Sour
- Bloody Mary
- Cosmopolitan
- Espresso Martini
- Aperol Spritz
- Mai Tai
- Gimlet
- Piña Colada
- Mint Julep
- French 75
- Sazerac
- Tom Collins
- Gin & Tonic
- Long Island Iced Tea
- Sidecar
- White Russian
- Dark ‘n Stormy
- Mimosa
- Pisco Sour
- Paloma
- Pimm’s Cup
- Irish Coffee
- Gin Fizz
- Last Word
- Boulevardier
- Caipirinha
- Penicillin
- Bellini
- Martinez
- Brandy Old Fashioned
- Brown Sugar Old Fashioned
- Frosé
- Gin Martini
- Clover Club
- Strawberry Daiquiri
- Sangria
- Aviation
- Zombie
- Amaretto Sour
- Vieux Carré
- Screwdriver
- Vodka Martini
- Vesper
- Passion Fruit Martini
- Dirty Martini
- Corpse Reviver #2
- Bee’s Knees
- Sex on the Beach
- Corpse Reviver
- Appletini
- Jack Rose
- Americano
- Singapore Sling
- Bramble
- Ramos Gin Fizz
- Sbagliato
- Strawberry Margarita on the Rocks
- Cuba Libre
- Lemon Drop
- Painkiller
- Kir Royale
- Champagne Cocktail
- Rum Punch
- Jungle Bird
- Salty Dog
- Tequila Sunrise
- Paper Plane
- Blueberry Basil Daiquiri
- Hanky Panky
- Rum Old Fashioned
- Pornstar Martini
- Southside
- Coquito
- The Written Word
- White Lady
- Greyhound
- Planter’s Punch
- Hurricane
- B-52
- Whiskey Smash
- Brooklyn
- Egg Nog
- Pear Vodka Martini
- Tommy’s Margarita
- Black Russian
- Brandy Alexander
- Vodka Tonic
- Sea Breeze
- Kamikaze
- Grasshopper
- Watermelon Jalapeno Margarita
- Jack and Coke
- Hot Toddy
- Blood & Sand
- Mudslide
- Woo Woo
- Apple Rye Moonshine Punch
- Pineapple Passionfruit Sour
- Ti’ Punch
- Hemingway Daiquiri
- Old Cuban
- Caesar
- Californication
- Gin Spritz
- Prosecco Sorbet Mimosa
- Sloe Gin
- Bronx
- Irish Cream
- Bamboo
- Gin Rickey
- Whiskey Ginger
- Gin-Gin Mule
- Chocolate Martini
- Rum Runner
- Bowery Punch
- Cucumber Mojito
- White Chocolate Brandy Alexander
- El Diablo
- Fuzzy Navel
- Rusty Nail
- Dill Pickle Bloody Mary
- Original Margarita from Cointreau
- Spritz
- Bay Breeze
- Jäger Bomb
- Blue Hawaii
- Pink Gin
- Haibōru (Japanese Highball)
- Rum & Coke
- John Collins
- Brandy Cocktail
- Michelada
- Negroni Sbagliato
- Spicy Margarita
- Godfather
- Milk Punch
- New York Sour
- Strawberry Martini
- Harvey Wallbanger
- Midori Sour
- New Orleans Fizz
- Whiskey & Apple Cider Syrup
- Irish Car Bomb
- Chicago Fizz
- Gin Gimlet
- Vespa
- Whiskey Punch
- Cranberry Orange Whiskey Sour
- Cranberry Vodka
- Desert Bird Cocktail
- Cherry Sazerac
- Fall Wisconsin Old Fashioned
- Holiday Manhattan
- Watermelon Margarita
- Negroni Flip
- French Martini
- Chūhai
- Caipiroska
- Golden Hour Cocktail
- Monkey Gland Cocktail
- Pomegranate Martini
- Frozen Pimm’s Cup
- Rosemary-Grapefruit Margarita
- Nineteenth Century Roman Punch
- Crimson Bulleit Punch
- White Negroni
- Gin Sour
- Spicy Apple Cider Margarita
- Brandy Crusta
- Holiday Milk Punch
- Bacardi Cocktail
- Glögg (Mulled Wine Punch)
- Ranch Water
- Hibiscus Margarita
- Shandy
- Bubbly Manhattan
- Gin Basil Smash
- Ginger-Sage Rye Cocktail
- Naked & Famous
- Navy Grog
- Siesta
- Mary Pickford Cocktail
- Mezcal Margarita
- Scotch Old Fashioned
- R.B. Ginger
- Sparkling Pomegranate Cocktail
- Boilermaker
- Bucks Fizz
- Spiced Pomegranate Bourbon Cocktail
- Blood Orange Spritz
- Garibaldi Cocktail
- Bombardino
